Attachment for



Patented lune l3, I899.

J. W. LOVLAGE.

ATTACHMENT FOR FLOWS.

(Application filed Mar. 30, 1899.)

2 Sheets-Sheet I.

(No Model.)

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J. W. LUVLACE.

ATTACHMENT FOR PLOWS.

(Application filad Mar. 30, 1899.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

JAMES IVILLIS LOVLACE, OF BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.

ATTAC H M ENT F oa ,eLows.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,790, dated June 13,1899. Application filed March 30,1899. Serial No. 711,146. (No model.)

To a, whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES WILLIS LOVLACE, a-citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Burnsville, in the county of Tishomingo, Stateof Mississippi,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Plows,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in attachments for shovel plows'orcultivators, the objects of which are to gage the depth at which theshovel shall run and to prevent, as far as possible, side or lateralmotion.

My invention consists of a device which is attachable to the commonforms of implements of the class named, requiring for its applicationlittle or no change in the form or construction of the implement itself.

It has been my aim in this invention to pro duce an attachment whichwill combine the qualities of effective operativeness with simplicit-yand economy of construction, so that it maybe quickly attached andreadily adjusted and so that should any part get broken or lost themissing or defective part could be easily replaced by any blacksmith.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, attention is invitedto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, andin which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a single-shovel plow,showin gmy attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a detail of my attachment alone. Fig. 4 shows in elevation themanner of attaching the device to a plow having an iron standard. Fig.

5 shows a modification of the attachingbracket.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the beam, B the handles, 0 thestandard,D the brace-rod, and E the shovel, of the well-known form ofone-horse cultivator or single-shovel plow.

At the rear side of the standard, below the beam, is an iron bracketct,the ends of which are secured to the standard by screws or bolts, sothat the middle portion of the bracket stands out from the standard, asshown in Fig. 1. Fitting loosely over the bracket a is a fl-shaped linke, in the ends of which is a pin e. Hinged on this pin is a' bar I), tothe lower end of which is pivoted the lower or heel end of a shoe 0,which is adapted to run in the bottom of the furrow or track made by theplow-shovel. The front or toe end of this shoe is pivotally connectedwith a short link or bar cl, which is adjustably secured to the lowerend of the standard by means of the bolt E, which is used to secure theshovel to the standard, said bolt passing through one of the holes dformed in the link (1.

In order to secure the bar I) adjustably on the bracket a, I provide awedge f, the upper end of which is perforated and threaded for thereception of athumb-screw f. The wedge is inserted between the pin 6' ofthe link e and the bracket a, with the end of the screw f impingingagainst the bracket. By screwing up the thumb-screw the upper end of thewedge will be forced outwardly, thus increasing the pressure of itslower end against the bracket and so firmly wedgingthe adjacent parts.

Where the device is applied to a plow having an iron standard and theusual brace or grass-rod, as g, Fig. 4:, the bracket is not required, asthe link 6 is placed around the rod 9 and the wedge applied in the samemanner as with the bracket a.

Where the attachment is applied to new plows as they are manufactured, Imay adopt the form of bracket shown in Fig. 5, where instead of a plainbar I longitudinally slot the bracket, as at a. In using this form ofbracket I am able to dispense with the sleeve 6 and wedge f and simplyperforate the upper end of the bar I) and insert therethrough thescrew-bolt f, on the threaded end of which is a lock or jam nut, bywhich the parts are locked on the bracket by frictional contact.

It will be noted that in this invention I have provided'not only foradjustment at the heel of the gage a, but also at its front end, thusenabling the plowman to keep the gage or shoe in an approximatelyhorizontal position during all required adjustments for different depthsof plowing.

It will be apparent that by forming holes through the shoe I may attachthereto woodenv I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters justably securing the depending bar to the Patent, is slotted bracket,substantially as set forth. 10 An attachment for plows of the characterIn testimony whereof I affix my signature described, consisting of aslotted bracket see in presence of two witnesses.

5 cured to the standard, a bar depending from JAMES WILLIS LOVLAO'E.

said bracket, a shoe carried by said bar, an i Witnesses: adjustablelink secured to said shoe and t0 S; T. HUTTON,

the standard of the plow, and means for ad- J. M. WOODRUFF.

